Using You

It's amazing what you can create from misery. Personally, this has never happened to me, but it has happened to my friends. Everytime they get dumped or hurt, it's hard not to think "I told them so". I'm sure there are plenty of great guys out there, but at this age we can honestly not expect them to do any thing other than use us. It's not their fault, it's just what they do. They use us.

I know he seems amazing, Handsome, Sweet-nothings he whispers All the time...

Walks around givin' you flowers Texts you every single hour Knows what makes you laugh And what makes you cry...

But I know what he's after And you don't realise What he wants

(Chorus:)

He wants your time He wants your heart He's gonna tear you apart I don't care what they say At the end of the day,

All he wants you to do Is to let him do What he wants to, He don't care about your smarts Your conversation, love for art

Your techno songs, House by the sea-- He just wants you to be His everything His brand new toy His bed and lover, what a ploy

But I can see through He's just using you

(End Chorus)

One day he's nice Then again he's cruel What the hell is he doing to You?

Never thought the day would come; He's finally admitted he thinks you're Scum...

Didn't know how to tell you before You wouldn't have believed me 'Till you saw

(Chorus)

Come on now, see through it please He's using you Just like he used me

He wants our time He wants our smarts He will not tear us apart 'Cause this is what we're gonna say: F off users, go away! You won't get our time, our love You do not deserve us

We are better off by far We are cute and we've got smarts Try and sweep us off our feets Then impotent's what you wanna be

Oh No More Oh, no more! He won't use me Any more

(Instrumental)

Pretty soon you'll find a guy Who will be sweet, who will be kind He'll treat you just like royalty This is who he's gonna be

And when you find this kind sweet guy Tell him bout the other guys Who treated you like s**t and dirt Tell him how much you got hurt The more we tell the kind sweet guys The more others will realise That girls are strong, we're not fools

And, Most of all, We won't be used.

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